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53._o that_o albeit_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n command_z blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n yet_o must_v he_o be_v obey_v upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n he_o add_v present_o and_o his_o meaning_n be_v most_o true_a not_o so_o much_o defend_v the_o word_n as_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o writer_n as_o though_o he_o have_v have_v conference_n with_o the_o knight_n about_o it_o for_o justify_v of_o which_o meaning_n he_o bring_v in_o this_o substantial_a proof_n james_n 〈…〉_o k._n henry_n the_o 〈…〉_o the_o popish_a 〈…〉_o this_o 〈…〉_o the_o proof_n 〈…〉_o he_o in_o the_o 〈…〉_o detestable_a 〈…〉_o example_n of_o god_n 〈…〉_o most_o excellent_a mystery_n of_o christ_n 〈…〉_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o he_o quote_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o oration_n of_o sixtus_n quintus_n and_z la_fw-fr sulmanante_n etc._n etc._n but_o first_o if_o all_o this_o be_v true_a which_o be_v most_o false_a and_o wicked_o devise_v out_o of_o his_o own_o finger_n end_n prove_v a_o vain_a ridiculous_a kind_n of_o prove_v 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